Eleven-year-old North (Elijah Wood) has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents, who are comatose with shock, within two months. Thus North starts off on an "hilarious" journey around the world to find the parents that really care about him. During his travels a rather mysterious character (Bruce Willis) keeps showing up as a beach-comber, a ranchhand, an easter bunny, and a FedEx driver who manages to plug that company to no avail.
The jokes are not funny and are just embarassing. There is so much ethnic stereotyping in the film that it's appalling the film even recieved a PG rating. At one point North goes to Hawaii and learns why his new parents have never had children. "Hawaii is a lush and fertile land" says North's latest pop, "in fact there is only one barren spot on all of our islands. Unfortunately it's Mrs. Ho"
The film was directed by Rob Riener who has made some very enjoyable films over the years (
The Princess Bride, This Is Spinal Tap, A Few Good Men, Misery, Stand By Me) so I would like to think of it as his
Jack.
½ ★
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